Allah Bux Paintings

Ustad allah bux was a pakistani veteran painter and etcher known for painting folk tales village life landscapes and portraits.

Allah bux paintings. Ustad abdullah was a true mughal miniature artist of lahore. Sometimes spelled allah bux or allah bukhsh was a pakistani painter and calligrapher who was actively involved in aesthetics and classical landscape paintings throughout his life. Ustad allah bux pakistan 1895 1978 untitled family scene signed lower right oil on canvas 109 x 44 5cm 42 15 16 x 17 1 2in. He was born in wazirabad in 1892.

He was the man who immortalized our rural life and especially of the punjab the land where he was born in 1885 in the small town of wazirabad. Mar 20 2014 ustad allah bux was born in wazirabad in 1892. Ustad allah baksh s artwork is rich and expressive. 1895 18 october 1978.

His work is heavily influenced by both local and folk cultural heritage and western artistic practice. His art treasure has been preserved in the national art gallery is an exclusive corner attributed to one of the great master painters of pakistan and indo pak subcontinent. Ustad allah bux s work has been offered at auction multiple times with realized prices ranging from 7 256 usd to 120 000 usd depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Ustad allah bux pakistan 1895 1978 maharani oil on canvas signed and dated 1935 57 x 88cm 22 7 16 x 34 5 8in.

His paintings show lot of people and when seen closely each face gives a different expression mood and style. Ustad allah bakhsh is known in pakistan s painting history as a nature lover. He worked as an apprentice to ustad abdullah at the tender age of five years. Ustad allah bakhsh c.

All along he had his own distinctive and unique romantic style. He produced his work in british india before partition and in pakistan after split of indian subcontinent. Besides his studio where he used to spend most of his time has been converted into an academy allah bux academy which is now serving as a learning ground for those who wants to excel in this great master s style. Ustad allah bux was a pakistani asian modern contemporary painter who was born in 1895.

At the age of fourteen years he was an accomplished signboard painter. Ustad abdullah was a mughal miniature artist of lahore. A leading proponent of the western academic style allah bux was bestowed the title of ustad or master because of his abilities and achievements as an artist. Pakistani 1895 1978.

His very near to life life size paintings are full of colour life and people that forces an onlooker to stop in his tracks and appreciate his masterly work of art. Since 1999 the record price for this artist at auction is 120 000 usd for heer and ranjha sold at bonhams dubai in 2010. He worked as an apprentice to ustad abdullah at the tender age of five years. A master of both watercolour and oil painting bux painted from natural phenomena which he later adapted in the studio.

Provenance private uk collection gift from the artist in the early 1950s to ghulam nabi malik principle of mayo school of art lahore from 1947 1954.